Marcum's gem gives Mets a split on South Side

Summary of 2 articles · Updated Jun 27, 2013

Shaun Marcum of the New York Mets hasn't pitched like it, but his record coming into his start Wednesday was 0-9. ''I wouldn't call it breaking the ice, I'd call it contributing, finally,'' Marcum said. Shaun Marcum may not have done his job effectively f… (more)or much of this season, but he had provided enough bright spots that his 0-9 record heading into Wednesday's game, the most losses in baseball without a victory, seemed illogical. Then it fell. grounded an RBI single off third baseman Brent Morel's glove, giving the Mets a three-run lead. That dilemma vanished suddenly in the fifth, when Danks allowed singles to Josh Satin and Andrew Brown, and shortstop Alexei Ramirez Tuesday's walk-off hero committed a fielding error that allowed two runs to score.